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Upcoming Events:
10/6 Minimum Day Monday - Dismissal at 1:30pm
Science Vocabulary Quiz
10/8 Walk to school day
10/10 "Tomas and the Library Lady" comprehension quiz, Spelling Test, Math Box quiz, Timed math facts
10/15 Chapter 1 Science test, Unit 2 Math Test
10/20-10/24 Red Ribbon Week
10/24- Wear Red to School
Birthday Bash
Make-up picture day
Fall Festival

Happenings in Room 306:
Congratulations to room 306! ½ the class (15 out of 30 students) passed their timed test on Friday. Awesome job working on your multiplication facts!

We will continue working on non-fiction literature circles. Students will be given time to work on their jobs in class, but must finish them at home as homework. Each student has a job to do with each reading assignment. The students are to report back to their lit circles with the information the following day. Please ask your child to share information about the story he/she is reading. The job your child may have for the Lit Circle is "Discussion Director"- comes up with 5 "fat" questions to lead discussions with, "Connector Director"- relates how the reading is connected to the world we live in and/or to their own life, " Wild & Crazy Word Finder"- finds new vocabulary and defines what the word means in the readings, and the "Summarizer"- sums up the reading. Each student will do each job once during this book.

In Science we will be finishing Chapter 1. We will be heading to the Science lab on Wednesday and Thursday to see what we can discover about MICROORGANISMS.
Science Vocabulary Quiz Monday 10/6. Chapter 1 test will be Wednesday 10/15

In Math we are continuing in Unit 2 to examine different uses of numbers, their many names, and the system we use to record numbers. This week we are reviewing procedures for adding and subtracting multidigit whole numbers. Please encourage your child to try some of these new methods and ultimately to stick to the method that they are consistently successful with. The final lessons in this unit reintroduce and extend ideas about data collection, organization, display, and analysis.

HOMEWORK week of 10/6:

Monday 10/6:
∙Read 20 minutes (Record book title and pages read in Agenda book)
∙Finish making a Spelling Crossword Puzzle for classmate to solve
∙Math SL 2.6, Practice Multiplication Facts
∙Science- Make sure you are all caught up. If you do not have DEMO of U turned in- do it. If you had to re-do Demo of you- do it. Thank You!

Tuesday 10/7
∙Read 20 minutes (Record book title and pages read in Agenda book)
•Language Arts: Finish 3rd non-fiction literature circle reading and job, be prepared to present to your group at tomorrow’s meeting.
•Math- SL 2.7 both sides, Multiplication Facts
•Science- If we did not finish the Outline hand-out (page 13 & 14) in class, please finish it for homework.
•Library books due tomorrow!

Wednesday 10/8
∙Read 20 minutes (Record book title and pages read in Agenda book)
•Finish spelling sentences-10 sentences with 2 words in each sentence. Sentences show that you understand the meaning of the words.
•Math- 2.8 and Unit 2 review due 10/14, Practice Multiplication facts!
•Science- Write up lab report. What materials did we use? What did we do with the materials? What did we observe? What do you predict will happen when we look at the apples and water tomorrow? How do you feel about this activity?

Thursday 10/7:
•Read 20 minutes (Record book title and pages read in Agenda book)
*review " Tomas and the Library Lady" for tomorrow’s comprehension quiz.
•Spelling -take test in agenda book and parent signs.
•Math- S L 2.9 Unit 2 Review due on Tuesday
•Science- Chapter 1 Lesson 4 IT book pages 20-25, Test on 10/15- get 2nd spiral notebook.
•Social Studies- Chapter 1 review due on 10/15. Test on 10/16

Friday 10/10:
P.E. – make sure to wear appropriate clothes
•Multiplication timed test (100 facts in 5 minutes)
•Math Box quiz
•Spelling and comprehension tests
•Science Test chapter 1 10/15 ----Get 2nd spiral notebook.
•Math- Unit 2 Review due on Tuesday,Test Unit 2 10/15
•Social Studies Test chapter 1 10/16

Science 300
http://sites.google.com/site/msbuckels/Home

Social Studies 305
http://schoolnotes.com/90245/mlubba.html

Spelling list 10/6-10/10
1. pound
2. bounce
3. shout
4. aloud
5. south
6. couple
7. scout
8. proud
9. couch
10. mount
11. howl
12. jaw
13. cause
14. always
15. drawn
16. false
17. frown
18. sauce
19. gown
20. dawn

Challenge words
1. pounce
2. doubt
3. gnaw
4. prowl
5. scrawny


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We will alternate spelling with DPE.

Daily Paragraph Editing from Evan-Moor

Daily Paragraph Editing from Evan-Moor will have your child putting all of those grammar skills to use. Each day (four days a week), your child will edit a paragraph using proper proofreading marks. Each week the paragraphs to be edited are about interesting topics about various subjects that will keep your child interested in the process.

One of the benefits of using Daily Paragraph Editing is the ease in which your child will learn to use the proper editing marks. This has always been a challenge for me because I was never taught them and most curriculums assume you are already familiar with them.
Topics covered in the writings include:

* Biographies
* Character Sketches
* Science and Social Studies Articles
* Book Reviews
* News Articles
* Editorials
* Historical and Realistic Fiction
* Fables and Fantasy
* Letters and Journal Entries
* Personal Narratives
* And More
On Fridays your child will write to a prompt based on the week's reading. The prompt may ask them to write a summary, continue the story, write a friendly letter, or give their opinion. We are looking for correct paragraph format as well as correct spelling and grammar.

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Ways You Can Support Your Child at School from Home

1. Check your child’s Agenda Book daily. Ask to see your child's assignments and have your child explain the concepts of the assignments. Ask his or her opinion about it.
2. Read and sign the Weekly Purple Folder. This folder will have notes from the school, teachers, and graded assignments will be in the folder.
3. Discuss your child’s independent reading. Read the book with your child. Ask questions, make predictions and discuss the predictions while reading.
4. Subscribe to a magazine that your child wants to read.
5. Encourage writing. Have your child write “Thank You” notes or letters to Grandparents and family and friends.
6. Go to the library or bookstore together.
7. Encourage your child to check out books when our class goes to the school library.
8. Write notes to your child.
9. Read the newspaper together.
10. Have a quiet homework time set up for a specific time and place each day.
11. Encourage your child to use content area vocabulary in conversations.

Ways to help the classroom
1. Donate favorite books to the classroom.
2. Donate an educational game.
3. Send in content related current events.